The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-16
HORSES OF HIGH PEDIGREE.
The Combination Sale Draws a Large
Crowd of Spectators and Purchasers.
Prices Average Well, Through the Spirited
Bidding of Local Buyers and Those from
Eastern and Western Cities.

The Jay g. Voss combination SALE the first
sale of fire horses this city has ever known, be-
gan yesterday morning at the Union Stock
yards, with Col. r. E. Edmonson, this we'll
known Kentucky horse-seler, as auctoneer.
The attendance in the forenoon was about 250,
which was increased in the afternoon to more
than four hundred There were many bidders
from abroad and quite number of horsemen
of national reputation, among whom were l..
L. Dorsey, of Louisville, KY, the noted breeder
of the Golddust strain, and who recently sold
Spaulette for 500, 800; S. A. Browne, of the
Kalamazoo Stock Farm; G. E. Bennett, jack
son, Mich. Stephen Maxwell, Louisville, KY.
John Splann, of Cleveland, the noted turfman,
and others The prices were for the most part
satisfactory, though few of the owners thought
their favorites went too low and an equal num-
Der Of purchasers rejoiced over their bargains
Colonel Edmonson was assisted by O. D. Upton,
general manager Of the sale. Everything, from
first to last was without friction every horse
that was in the stable was brought out and sold
according to number, and if there was any by
bidding it escaped detection.
The first animal brought out was maggie f."
bay mare, trotter. white heels, star in face.
bletonian 10, and through her dam to Pilot. ir.,
and Mambrno Chief owned by Charles Kohl
heimer, North Vernon, Ind. There" said Col
Edmonson, with voice clear as a bell and
tuned to sweet persuasion, there is mare that
will make you track mare, road mare and
and after that she will make you a fine brood
mare. Look at her! She is traced to the great
est sires known to the trotting world Let her
go! There she Isl how much am / offered to
start herl Elegantly bred, sure gated. sound
and desirable in every way. Hook her up and
show her in harness"
She was driven through the long stable over
the sawdust two or three times, and with
starter of $3.50 the bids soon run up to 1870,
where the price seemed glued until it was raised
by an effort to 1885, and she was sold to j. H.
Price, of Tifin 0.
The next three sales we're also OF horses owned
by Charles Kohhemer, of North Vernon; Lady
Pau chestnut mare foaled in 1882 $780, sold to
H. A. Bennett Button; Lady Mitchell, bay
mare foaled in 1880, in foal 1925, sold to T. G.
Neal, Montpelier. Ind; Dohle T.. bay mare,
foaled in 1879, 800. sold to o. Whitson. Xenia.
o. A bay flly two years old was knocked off at
$50.
The bidding on Westward. chestnut stallion,
foaled June 1883, sired by Onward. the dam
being also the dam of Thorndale. was lively.
Westward was the property of Shelby C. Puett.
of Rockville, and was knocked down to NJ. Rapp,
of Louisville, KY, for $4l0
Nellie Walker. bay mare. foaled in April,
1885. owned by Charles nj. Maxwell, Knights
town, was bought by A. j. Brunt. Anderson, So;
Tom Walker. jr., bay stallion, foaled May. 1884,
also owned by Mr.. Maxwell, was bought by o.
j. Glessner, Shelbyville, 800; John NJ bay geld
sold to Ben Kendlg Little York, Pa, $1l0; Kin
cad, chestnut gelding, foaled May, 1883. 16
hands high and good gated. sired by HANDLE
| tonian Tranby, owned by Stoughton j. Fletcher,
TrAi lie fn ,ocEo Copo
| bridge City, $3.50.
Lizette, bay mare, light stripe and white
heel, foaled in 1881, was much admired. She
was sired by Golddust. her first dam by Abdal-
| lah, the sire of Goldsmith Maid She was
| owned by =. A. Browne & Co., of Kalamazoo,
Mich. and was sold to j. s. Ditch. Baltimore
| Md, for $3.50. which was considered bargain
| The next animal, owned by the same firm,
Money Musk, brown mare, foaled in 1873 was
| sold to e. l.. Clancy, Edinburg. $40
Frank Landers, brown gelding. foaled in 1872,
| with track record of 2:18a, acquired in 1884,
| was brought out and excited some admiration.
| This horse was owned by NJ. F. McHafie, of
Stilesvle, and, starting at $780, the bids soon
| ran up to $435, from which there was jump to
$500. at which price the gelding was knocked
| down. In a little while it was ascertained that
| the bidder had no money He was a well-known
driver somewhat under the influence of liquor,
| who panied at seeing an old favorite 60 so low.
had, in his generosity, put in bid that he
| thought nearer the deserts Of the noted trotter.
|
stand a second time, with fresh start, and was
sold to ]. j. Harmon, of st. Louis, $34O The
! following horses. also owned by Mr. McHafie,
were then sold: Flora Bell, bay mare, foaled in
bay geldine, foaled in 1885, w A Stout Mar
| tinsville, $l15; black mares Queen. foaled in
| 1884, and Black Maria, foaled in 1883. Owen
| Bros, Danville $345; Reveliene, brown mare
Jessie High, bay flly, foaled in 1885, Yanh
High, Stilesvile; Volue. bay stallion, foaled
June, 1885, w. B. Blair Avon, $75; Kate
| Harris. roam mare, foaled in 1881. James Good
lette, Haughville, $l85; Little Dick handsome
bay gelding. a roadster to beat $50. foaled II
1882, John Gee, Greensburg, Pa, $500; jim
Putnam brown stallion, shows a 2:40 gait, foalet
in 1879, P. G. Palmer, Miersburg, O., $3.50
Charlottesville track before reliable witnesses il
225, foaled in 1877, Otto Kickbusch, Wausau
Wis, 1850; Firewood. bay geiding. foaled il
1883, Thomas Quill, Indian apolis, $3.50: Harry
c., seal brown stallion, foaled in 1856, w. A
Stout, Martinsville, $45 Jennie Nc. bay filly
foaled 1884, J. J. Harmon, St. Louis, No.. $50
Shellbark black eelding, foaed in 1883, Johr
Gee, Greensburg, Pa $780, Viola, brown mare
foaled in 1885, Otto Kickousch Wausau, Wis.
Jennie, bright bay mare foaled in 1878, Since!
| Rice, Newton, Fountain county, Ind; Julia
own sister to Rowdy Boy and natural PAGER
| jet black mare, foaed in 1878. Andrew Cochran
Trenton, N. j.. $2O5.
tie stock farm, Columbus. Ind, sold follows
Delamatre. dark-chestnut mare, foaed IN 1879
to T. B. Winter, Greenville, Mich. $2o5; Ban
nellie, chestnut FLY, foaled in 1885, W. T. New
son, Clifford, Ind. 1925; Claudetre, dark browl
fny, foaled in 1885. F. Makari, Indianapolis
$l30; Cleve, bay geldinc. foaled in 1885, Emer
McNamee, Dublin. $l2O; bay geldine, sever
years old, John Splann, Cleveland, O., s16(
The next was dun gelding, foaled in 1885,
owned by G. E. Bennett, Jackson, Mich, bough
, by John Quinn, Pottsville Pa, $40.
The stable owned BY DR.. L. A. Grener, of thi
city were then sold. as follows: Nellie Telt
phone, chestnut mare, foaled in 1879, Michat
Huffman, city, $3.50; Good Sunday. black sta
lion, foaled in 1884, j. f. Lackey, Cambrdg
City. $l75; Greiners Girl, bay FLY, foaeed May
1887, j. S. Ditch. Baltimore, Md, $780, JUL
, Pocahontas, bay mare, foaled in May. 1885,
Michael Huffman, city, sl45; Anna Tempes
! fonlod lS2d Of Parr